October 01, 2023
Africa: Breakthrough Promises Improved Access to TB Treatment Across Africa
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An American drug manufacturer has taken an important step to open the way to improved access to the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) across Africa. Read more »
September 29, 2023
Sudan: U.S. Announces Sanctions on Former Sudan Foreign Minister Ali Karti
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The U.S. State Department has announced sanctions on Ali Karti, the former foreign minister of Sudan, accusing him of thwarting efforts to end the civil war there. Read more »
Africa: Science Skepticism Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy, Climate Denial
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Climate change and vaccine hesitancy pose serious threats to public health Read more »
Southern Africa: Avian Flu Threatens to Send Chicken, Egg Prices Soaring
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South African consumers will have to put up with higher chicken meat and egg prices as the industry confronts its worst highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) epidemic to date,… Read more »
South Africa: DJ Black Coffee to Make History at Madison Square Garden in New York
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Award-winning DJ and producer Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as Black Coffee, is set to make history on October 7, 2023, when he becomes the first South African act to… Read more »
South Africa: Durban to Spend R28 Million to Demolish 'Disastrous' Building - South African News Briefs - September 29, 2023
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September 28, 2023
Africa: Innovative, Sustainable Funding Needed to Deal with Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect over a billion people worldwide. These diseases, like Mycetoma and African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness are preventable… Read more »
Africa: Identifying Opportunities for Sustainable Financing for Neglected Tropical Diseases [interview]
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During the World Health Organization's 73rd Africa Regional Committee held in Botswana, AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke to Thoko Elphick-Pooley, Executive Director of Uniting to… Read more »
South Africa: Transnet CEO Portia Derby Resigns
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Transnet CEO Portia Derby who was appointed to the embattled state-owned entity three years ago, resigned on Friday, September 27, 2023. Read more »
West Africa: Burkina Faso's Military Junta Says it Thwarted Coup Attempt
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Four officers were arrested in Burkina Faso, barely a day after the military junta claimed to have prevented an effort to stage a coup, RFI reports. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Looks to Chinese Backers After Pipeline Funders Withdraw
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Uganda is in the closing stages of talks with Chinese bankers to help fund a contentious pipeline project after some Western partners withdrew, a top official said on Wednesday,… Read more »
Eswatini: Eswatini Gears Up For Party-Less Parliamentary Elections
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Tomorrow legislative elections will be held in the Kingdom of Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa. Read more »
South Africa: Water, Power Outages Prevent Johannesburg Council Meeting - South African News Briefs - September 28, 2023
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September 27, 2023
Ghana: Future Financial Stability in Doubt as Ghana Sinks Deeper Into Debt
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Ghana faces a possible debt default as it's debt crisis sees no end it sight, according to Nile Post. Read more »
West Africa: French Ambassador Leaves Niamey
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The French ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte, left the country, barely a month after the military government had ordered his expulsion, Reuters reports. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzanian Brothers Advance to America's Got Talent Grand Finals
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Two Tanzanian performing artists, known as the Ramadhani Brothers, Fadhili, 26, and Ibrahim, 36, have advanced to the grand finals of the America's Got Talent (AGT) TV show. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Ranked 7th in the World for Organised Crime - South African News Briefs - September 27, 2023
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September 26, 2023
Africa: World Contraception Day 2023 - A Call to Liberate Women's Bodies through Equitable Health Leadership [guest column]
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Access to birth control, which empowers women with the agency to decide if, when, and how many children to bear, is a fundamental human right. Read more »
Egypt: Embattled Sisi Sets New Date For Election Amid Economic Turmoil, Renewed Crackdown
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Egypt's presidential election will now be held in December 2023, rather than in the Spring of 2024 as previously planned. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is highly likely… Read more »
Kenya: U.S., Kenya Sign Deal Ahead of Haiti Security Mission
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The United States and Kenya have struck a defense pact that will provide Kenya with funding and support for security deployments following Kenya's voluntary offer to lead an… Read more »
South Africa: President Orders Probe into Failed Tshwane Water Project - South African News Briefs - September 26, 2023
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South Africa: Zoleka Mandela, Activist and Author, Dies Aged 43
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Author and activist Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of Nelson and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died. Read more »
September 25, 2023
Zambia: Former President Lungu Banned From 'Political Jogging'
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Zambian police banned former president Edgar Lungu from public jogging events, reports BBC. The police said Lungu's exercise sessions while escorted by members of his… Read more »
South Africa: Health Minister Ordered to Address R1.2 Billion Corruption Report - South African News Briefs - September 25, 2023
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September 22, 2023
Kenya: Is First Lady Ruto Really Paying for Pastor Benny Hinn's Kenya Crusade?
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The well-known televangelist Benny Hinn revealed that First Lady Rachel Ruto had invited him to organize a national crusade funded and backed by the government, The Standard… Read more »
